 | | Journal (issue) | | Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent ME3 8AT, UK. EDITORIAL BOARD: F.B. Atkins, Oxford, UK. RE. Bevins, Cardiff, U.K. RS...Braithwaite, Manchester, UK. T.F. Bridges, Ovington, UK. N.J. Fortey, Keyworth, UK. RA. Howie, Matlock, U...U.K. R.J. King, Tewkesbury, UK. A. Livingstone, Edinburgh, UK. l.R Plimer, Parkville, Australia RE....Bromsgrove, UK. R.F. Symes, London, U.K. P.A. Williams, Kingswood, Australia B. Young, Newcastle, UK. Aims...edingtonite and associated minerals from Loanhead quarry, Beith, Strathclyde T.K. Meikle and J.G. Todd |  | | Catalog/List | | Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of Wales, the Hancock Museum (Newcastle Upon Tyne) and the...12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon. South Molton. [SS 652 290]. Ex Keat's...orthoclase - Colcerrow Quarry, Cornwall. Barstow green stock label. SW.D10 Sphalerite - Wheal Jane, Kea,...Bridge Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall. V.Holyer 1976. [SW 722 220]. SW.Q4 Serpentine - County Bridge Quarry, Lizard...Holyer 197-. [SW 722 22]. SW.R8 Stilbite - Dean Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall. E.Retallack 1975. [SW 804 203] |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. Wales & West 9 ............................................................... North West iVorthern Wales & West I Southern Russell Society Field Meetings...Campus of the University College of Wales Newport. Our friends in the Wales and West Branch have got together...Steven Mulley South West Branch:Christopher Sharp Wales & West Branch:Rhiannon Cottrell; Edward Penfold...website - just follow the links. Or contact the Wales and West secretary - Lynda Garfield, lyndagarfield@tesco |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................................. Wales & \.\lest 13 ......................... :................................ ........... South East, Wales & West 30 ........................................Towning; Sarah Tuft and, rejoining, Neil Henderson Wales & West Branch: Brian Cripps All members details...ONE! when I typed in 'mineral news' and checked the uk button. Gary is still searching for materia_l,,!9"pu...roads are just tracks. Trevor Bridges Sligachan Quarry, Isle of Skye. A recent very brief visit to Sligachan |  | | Catalog/List | | matrix. 50x40x12mm. £45. 11. CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE. Herja, Hcrzsabanya, Romania. About ten complex...semi iridescent lustra intergrown with black sphalerite xls to 3nm on veinstone matrix. 90x60x30mm. £20...CYANOTRICHITE Wedding Cave Mine, Coed-Poeth, Wrexham, Wales. cystals as crusts on matrix. (a) 40x25x25mm. £18... Dolgellau, Wales, pale pink erythrite. 70x30x1C:r.m. £8. 20. FLUORITE. Heights Quarry, Westgate, Weardale...GOETHITE AFTER PYRITE. Blangwynlais U. Quarry, Glamorgan, Wales. p of intergrown cubic xls of pyrite completely |  | | Journal (issue) | | .......... "Geofest" at the National Museum of Wales ............... ......... ........ ....... The Festival..... ........... ...... W&W Branch and the South Wales RIGS project: An update ........ NW Branch activities................ Former miner honoured for building UK - Mexico links .................... Crystal Classics...his medical problems necessitated a return to the UK for treatment. Following this Jorn worked in the...Museum in Cardiff and was organised by the South Wales Geologists' Association. Talks on geology and paleontology |  | | Journal (issue) | | skills, created the displays for Hampstead Farm Quarry, The Mendips, and The Bristol Area. Jim was also...Promoting mineralogy and helping mineralogists in the UK and Ireland; Norman talked about how exhibits in...contacted many people and organisations across the UK). Jean-Claude writes: "My son and I are collectors... The BGS has been making geological maps of the UK for 175 years and this is the first time maps of...collecting images of geological interest from around the UK and further afield. Up to 50,000 of these images |  | | Journal (issue) | | and Mark Oddy South West Branch: Nick Richards Wales & West Branch: Derian and Georgina Jenkins, and...mineral collecting and resource conservation in the UK. If we are to find a mutually acceptable way forward...mineral collecting and resource conservation in the UK. ,. ' / 1 1 J ( · Don't delay, register today...last August has left the future of the limestone quarry which supplied the works uncertain. At present...ceased and permanent closure is very likely. This { quarry is well known for its mineralisation and especially |  | | Journal (issue) | | .... ......................................... Wales & West 8 ............ ........................................ North West Central, South East, Wales & West 25 .......................................society members have taken parties into the same quarry or mine to look at the same granite or rock face...dark limestone. Location: Old dump near Backdale Quarry, Calver. Peak Dist. (probably originates from nearby...we had to Talking of which, a small party from Wales and West came over recently and spent a morning |  | | Catalog/List | | Giller) 2 6 Nursery Road, Bewdley, Worcs. DY12 tAL, UK. Tele/Fax: +44 (0) 1299 403916 E-Mail: saragiller@crystalvine...xtl with an undamaged tip. £3. 5. ANALCIME, Croft Quarry, Leicstershire. 3.5xl.8xl.3cm. A greeny/white matrix...£4. 8. ANAT ASE, Cwmarthin Qmirry, Tanygrisiau, Wales. I 0.5x5x3.5cm. Ex. E. Bravais coll. A light grey...under magnification. £6. 9. ANGLESITE, Coldstones Quarry, Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire. 3x l.9x2cm. A bright...£32. (am9) 2. ~ ~ I,. "POTATO STONE", Dulcote Quarry, Somerset. 4.5x4x2cm. A cut geode 4 12. ARAGONITE |  | | Journal (issue) | | -~ :.u ~•!l•~~!..=1 1-tc-.=, l :,.r., ; '::,: UK .and l tthod miner~ p.•xno;:n.p.,S.. TI:::- Jli;................................................ 'Wales & \:\lest.... . 10 ...............................identified, i.e. Fluorite Zone - Heights Mine and quarry. Baryte Zone - Settlingstones Mine. Virtually no...and Dolyhir were under scrutiny. 'A Mineralogy of Wales' by Richard Bevins was in great demand as people...added responsibility on that person. Peter Wallace Wales and West Annual dinner. We started off the years |  | | Journal (issue) | | •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Wales& ~St 20 ..........................................North of England and at the age of sixteen left the UK to live and study in Canada for seven years. Colin...NANDHRA. South West: Mrs CAMBRIDGE, Mrs S ELLAM. Wales & West: Dr C GIBBS. 2006 / / Annual General Meeting...For one of the leading mineralogical society in the UK to be at odds with the government department responsible...to thank Lynda Garfield and Dave Wellings of the Wales and West Branch for agreeing to be the tellers for |  | | Journal (issue) | | l.llr.::r.m o:1~. ~ fn ►•:, u, 1b.: .\~-nl h .~ UK =................................................. Wales & West.... . 12 ..................................a new member who went on an invite to his first quarry and was so interested he joined the society and...thank you to Lynda Garfield who has stepped down as Wales & West secretary for a much earned break. Her contributions...Alderley Edge Mines (insurance fee) Minera, Llyn Clys Quarry Manchester Museum Llanrwst Mines, Dolyhir Thurstaston |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................................. "Wales & West, South West 23 ............................any material collected would be decided by the quarry owners and the sub-committee. We need to start...topic after a note was forwarded to us from the Wales and West Branch. As far as the Society is concerned...Sara Chambers and Tim Brookes; Bernie Millington Wales & West Branch: Wayne Jones Subscriptions for 2002...also occur on the south coast of Ulva and at a quarry near Tiroran. Various exposures along the southern |  | | Journal (issue) | | Naylor; Kerry and Richard Powell and Kathleen White Wales & West Branch: R J Bowell; Nigel McGaw and Melville...Conference will be held in Broken Hill, New South Wales on 10-12th June, 2000. The venue for the Conference...with hammer, chisel and crowbar but the Lengenbach quarry, the star of the Binntal show, is strictly out...0800 917 8185 Scotland: Fiona Aitken 01786 479 593 Wales: Alun Taylor 02920 855 100 Northern Ireland: Helen...Helen McDonald 028890 236 100 Environment Wales. Yet another scheme operates for projects that protect |  | | Journal (issue) | | TAYLOR. SouthWest: Mr J E HESKETH,Mrs M NUTE, Wales& West: Mr A CUTHBERTSON. CaldbeckFells In the autumn...has donated a wide range of items, covering both UK and world mineralogical topics, to the Society Library;...of a number of publications (Mineralogical Record, UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, Lapis) and a variety...an unknown lump of mineral found in a limestone quarry on the Mendips in Somerset a few years ago. It...was found by way, that this mineral stopped the quarry stone crusher. It activated a safety mechanism |  | | Catalog/List | | the speci es. Locality. including name of mine or quarry, nearest town and county, and six figure National...Loanhead quarry TallskerBay Whyte'a Cleuch Loanhead quarry Port Glasgow Loanheadquarry Loanhelld quarry Loanhead...Loanhead quarry Benalltmlne BMS NATIONAL REFERENCE COUECTION Ecton.Staffs. Ecton.Staffs. Scordale,Cumbria...Ecton.Staffs. Derbyshire Dyfed.Wales Trefelrig,Wales SlOay,Comwall Derbyshire Leadhllls,Scotl. Ecton...Scotland Beith.Scotland Beith,Scolland Rhlw.Uyn,Wales Rust,S. Rust.S. Rust.S. Rust.S. Rust,S. Rust.S |  | | Journal (issue) | | would be suffering hunger pangs). A native of South Wales, Gwyn's interest in minerals led him to make a series...Brittany and elsewhere. He was a founder member of the Wales and West Bran ch, formed at Cowbridge (S.Glamorgan)...years. He held the post of Field Secretary for Wales and West from 1990 through to 1999, and had an intimate...quarries of South Wales, building up excellent working relationships with the quarry management community...community. He was particularly fond of Machen Quarry, due to its geographical proximity to his home, and assembled |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................................. Wales & West 13 ...... .............................................................................. Wales & West I South West 25 ...........................longer interested in their collection of a seri es of UK first day covers; 86 issues from the period July...display of specimens from Dean Quarry, Cornwall. Peter Wallace. Wales & West Social meeting/workshop/welcome...brought along some beautiful agates from Whitehall Quarry, and some fluorescent minerals including willem |  | | Journal (issue) | | Richard Bevins' s modem classic, "A Mineralogy of Wales" . (see Journal 131 p. 12). Until recently the mining...very early 1800's Merthyr was the largest town in Wales and its ironworks were the most important in the...particularly fine. The carboniferous limestone in Vaynor Quarry near Merthyr produces unusual forms of pyrite on...collectors point of view, Machen Quarry situated between Newport and Caerphilly only produced micro specimens...anglesite of exceptional size and quality for the UK. More recently the rare lead sulphite scotlandite |  | | Journal (issue) | | 'lloCi::l}'C:C.T.-l!:00-,~Q:.1 " t:::c r:i ee !.!=:lJFo-.i::: UK on d ln!ond min =I pbotoi;r:,phs. Thr Jw ~:J So.:c:%)...completion of their "The Minerals of Barry Island". The Wales and West Branch announce their hosting of the 2009...to develop a journal for British collectors "The UK Journal of Mines and Minerals" - Issue No.3 featured...Society, perhaps the premier organisation in the UK for amateur and professional mineralogists, and had...work. Mick placed a standing advertisement in the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals "Wanted Mineral Collecting |  | | Book | | permission of the author. Printed and bound in the UK by: BookPrintingUK Remus House, Coltsfoot Drive,...Minerals and became regular exhibitors at many of the UK mineral shows over the following years. We also visited...We collected together for many years, both in the UK and on the continent. I also helped Ian out later... I helped out at all of the mineral shows in the UK and on the continent, and later with the Bruce &...During this period, I was going back and forth to the UK and worldwide shows and projects, as well as keeping |  | | Journal (issue) | | INDEX UK JOURNAL OF MINES AND MINERALS ISSUES 11 - 20 (1992 - 2000) Michael Wolfe David Green, Julie...Julie Ballard and Richard Bell 2002 UK Journal of Mines and Minerals - index to issues 11 to 20 -1- CONTENTS... our second index, covers issues 11 to 20 of the UK Journal of Mines and Minerals, published between...Act of 1974 are adopted almost exclusively. Thus Wales is divided into Dyfed, Clwyd, Powys and Gwynedd...confusing suite of counties surrounding Cardiff in Wales, which are simply referred to as Glamorgan. The |  | | Book | | A Mineralogy of Wales RfCHARD E. BEYfNS Ocpartmellf o[Geolngy, Nmin11a/Museum of\Valcs, Cardiff AMGUEDDFA...Colliery, Ponh, Mid Glamorgan. National Museum of Wales specimen 48.264.GR 175. ex Cymmer Welfare Library...CE 6 I CES IN WALES 9 30 127 138 6 INTRODUCTION The mineralogy of Wales is diverse. with over...reveal the presence of additional species new to Wales. and perhaps new to the British Isles. It is also...completely new to cience will be discovered in Wales. as techniques for analysing specimens become ever |  | | Journal (issue) | | core of the collection at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff. ~ow settled in Tewkesbury and curator...series of more stable secondary phases. Although sphalerite and galena are present in the hypogene ore, no...connelJite, a new variety from the Britannia mine, North Wales, and from the Botallack mine, Cornwall. Journal...Antiquarian Society, No.6. 175- J 82. Green, D .. 1986. UK wulfenite. CK Journal vf Mines and Minerals, No.1...up to 7 mm long, have been fuund at Springhill quarry , Peldar Tor, Whitwick, Leicestershire. They are |
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